How to install MySQL Workbench on Ubuntu

Ubuntu 20.04 in my case.

We first need to download the deb package from the Oracle website:

We can choose package which does not contain debugging information files (dbgsym).

Read How to check file GPG signature on Linux | My Public Notepad and don't skip that step! Now we can try to install the package:

$ sudo dpkg -i mysql-workbench-community_8.0.23-1ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb 

Selecting previously unselected package mysql-workbench-community.

(Reading database ... 304721 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to unpack mysql-workbench-community_8.0.23-1ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb ...

Unpacking mysql-workbench-community (8.0.23-1ubuntu20.04) ...

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-workbench-community:

 mysql-workbench-community depends on libzip5 (>= 0.10); however:

  Package libzip5 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package mysql-workbench-community (--install):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...

Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu3) ...

Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...

Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...

Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.15-1) ...

Errors were encountered while processing:

 mysql-workbench-community

To fix the dependencies:

$  sudo apt --fix-broken install

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree       

Reading state information... Done

Correcting dependencies... Done

The following additional packages will be installed:

  libzip5

The following NEW packages will be installed

  libzip5

0 to upgrade, 1 to newly install, 0 to remove and 38 not to upgrade.

1 not fully installed or removed.

Need to get 46.7 kB of archives.

After this operation, 134 kB of additional disk space will be used.

Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y

Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 libzip5 amd64 1.5.1-0ubuntu1 [46.7 kB]

Fetched 46.7 kB in 1s (75.4 kB/s)

Selecting previously unselected package libzip5:amd64.

(Reading database ... 306005 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to unpack .../libzip5_1.5.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...

Unpacking libzip5:amd64 (1.5.1-0ubuntu1) ...

Setting up libzip5:amd64 (1.5.1-0ubuntu1) ...

Setting up mysql-workbench-community (8.0.23-1ubuntu20.04) ...

Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.2) ...

Installation is now successful:

$ sudo dpkg -i mysql-workbench-community_8.0.23-1ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb 

(Reading database ... 306011 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to unpack mysql-workbench-community_8.0.23-1ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb ...

Unpacking mysql-workbench-community (8.0.23-1ubuntu20.04) over (8.0.23-1ubuntu20.04) ...

Setting up mysql-workbench-community (8.0.23-1ubuntu20.04) ...

Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...

Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu3) ...

Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...

Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...

Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.15-1) ...

Let's try to run it:

$ mysql-workbench --version
Workbench can't find libproj.so, some options may be unavailable.
MySQL Workbench CE (GPL) 8.0.23 CE build 365764

For this warning, see here: MySQL Workbench not opening on ubuntu - Stack Overflow

That library is not present on my machine:

$ sudo find / -name libproj.so

But as one comment said, it is optional so the app worked fine:

Updating Workbench to the latest version

I had version 8.0.23 and check for updates returned 8.0.27. I downloaded the deb file and procedure was the same as for first installation:

$ sudo dpkg -i mysql-workbench-community_8.0.27-1ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb
(Reading database ... 304933 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack mysql-workbench-community_8.0.27-1ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-workbench-community (8.0.27-1ubuntu20.04) over (8.0.23-1ubuntu20.04) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-workbench-community:
 mysql-workbench-community depends on libproj15 (>= 6.3.0); however:
  Package libproj15 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package mysql-workbench-community (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.15-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mysql-workbench-community
 

$ sudo apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libproj15 proj-data
Suggested packages:
  proj-bin
The following NEW packages will be installed
  libproj15 proj-data
0 to upgrade, 2 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 8,572 kB of archives.
After this operation, 27.5 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 proj-data all 6.3.1-1 [7,647 kB]
Get:2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 libproj15 amd64 6.3.1-1 [925 kB]
Fetched 8,572 kB in 4s (2,323 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package proj-data.
(Reading database ... 304934 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../proj-data_6.3.1-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking proj-data (6.3.1-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libproj15:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../libproj15_6.3.1-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libproj15:amd64 (6.3.1-1) ...
Setting up proj-data (6.3.1-1) ...
Setting up libproj15:amd64 (6.3.1-1) ...
Setting up mysql-workbench-community (8.0.27-1ubuntu20.04) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.2) ...
 

$ sudo dpkg -i mysql-workbench-community_8.0.27-1ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb

(Reading database ... 304985 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to unpack mysql-workbench-community_8.0.27-1ubuntu20.04_amd64.deb ...

Unpacking mysql-workbench-community (8.0.27-1ubuntu20.04) over (8.0.27-1ubuntu20.04) ...

Setting up mysql-workbench-community (8.0.27-1ubuntu20.04) ...

Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...

Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu3) ...

Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...

Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...

Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.15-1) ...

 

Checking for the updates now shows that no new updates are available: